Spencer’s portrayal of Madam Walker is completely captivating
The episodes are about an hour long each and beautifully weave themes of the matriarchy, race, marriage, sisterhood, and entrepreneurialism. The first episode,, opens with a powerful and compelling message. “Hair is beauty. Hair is emotion. Hair is our heritage. Hair tells us who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.” It’s 1908 in St. Louis, and we see Madam Walker is trying to sell hair grower cream in an open market.
Sarah is discontent with her life. Her hair is growing back with Addie’s cream after her experiencing hair loss during her tumultuous first marriage. It’s during her time under Addie’s reign that Sarah decides she’s sick and tired of being controlled by others. Sarah tells women in the market her story. She was orphaned at age seven, married at fourteen, pregnant at fifteen, and widowed by twenty. In essence, she knows hardship well.
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